PCC Film Outstanding Graduates

Matthew B. Moore
Owner - King Coyote Productions
Matthew B. Moore is an independent filmmaker serving as director, writer, producer, editor and actor in over eighteen short films for his production company Good as a Mugg Pictures. He works as a freelance grip, electric, videographer, and editor as the owner of King Coyote Productions.

IMDB Credits
Filmography:

Camera and Electrical Department:
Eyeborgs (2008) (key grip)
From Bubba with Love (2007) (gaffer)
Home of the Giants (2007) (grip)
The Key Man (2007) (key grip)
Fall Down Dead (2007) (key grip)
Pucked (2006) (best boy)
... aka National Lampoon's The Trouble with Frank (USA: complete title)
The Grave Dancers (2006) (grip)
Eden's Curve (2003) (electrician) (grip)
Doomsday Man (1999) (grip swing)
The Lesser Evil (1998) (grip)

Writer:
Children of the Hunt (2007) (story and screenplay)
The Last Shift (2007) (story and screenplay)
Reunion (2006) (V) (story and screenplay)
Butterflies (2006) (V) (story and screenplay)
CPU (2006) (screenplay) (screenwriter)
Organized Art (2005)

Sophia Martinez
Sophia Madalana Martinez graduated from the PCC Film and Video program in 2003. Since graduating Sophia has achieved a career in Production Design. She is a co-owner of the prop and set dressing company Prop Tarts in Burlington, NC and now often sponsors new graduates from the PCC FVPT program into the film industry.

IMDB Credits
Filmography:

Production Designer:
Eyeborgs (2008)
Children of the Hunt (2007)
From Bubba with Love (2007)
The Last Shift (2007)
Butterflies (2006) (V)
CPU (2006)
"Nuestro barrio" (2006) TV Series
The Wingnut and You! (2004) (TV) (segment)

Costume Designer:
Children of the Hunt (2007)
The Last Shift (2007)
Butterflies (2006) (V)
CPU (2006)
Pucked (2006)
... aka National Lampoon's Pucked (USA: complete title)
... aka National Lampoon's The Trouble with Frank (USA: complete title)
Organized Art (2005)

Art Director:
"NC Wanted" (4 episodes, 2007)
    - Who Killed Rosa Lee Crabtree? (2007) TV Episode
    - NC Mystery: Usama Husein (2007) TV Episode
    - The Case of Bonnie Neighbors (2007) TV Episode
    - NC Mystery: The Case of Cecil Chacon (2007) TV Episode
Fall Down Dead (2007)

Set Decorator:
The Grave dancers (2006)
Massacre at Shelton Laurel (2004)
The Big White Wall (2002)

Art Department:
"NC Wanted" (2007) TV

Series (set dresser) (unknown episodes, 2007)
Dear Angry (2003) (set dresser)

Producer:
CPU (2006) (producer)

Tim Bennett
Tim Bennett became a filmmaker because there was a film he wanted to make, What A Way To Go, Life At The End Of Empire. He describes it on his web site as: “A middle class white guy comes to grips with Peak Oil, Climate Change, Mass Extinction, Population Overshoot and the demise of the American Lifestyle.” [whatawaytogomovie.com] The documentary has achieved successful independent distribution.

Credits:
The Trial of Heritage Jeffries written and directed by Tim Bennett, 2002
Media Communications Association- International’s Carolina Silver Reel Awards
Craft category Directing
Hattie by the Window written and directed by Tim Bennett, 2004

John Ladd
PCC FVPT graduate John Ladd has achieved success in North Carolina as a much-in-demand film technician. In addition to his imdb feature film credits listed below he has worked on dozens of television commercials and other productions.

IMDB Credits
Filmography

Camera and Electrical Department:
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (2008) (best boy electric)
The Ballad of Ray Wilson (2006) (grip)
Pucked (2006) (electrician)
... aka National Lampoon's Pucked (USA: complete title)
... aka National Lampoon's The Trouble with Frank (USA: complete title)
Flowers & Freckle Cream (2000) (grip)

Nicole Martinez
Graduate Nicole Martinez set her sights on the camera department while taking classes and achieved her goal of becoming a working camera assistant. In addition to her feature film credits listed below, she has worked on dozens of television commercials and other productions in North Carolina, Tennessee and California.

IMDB Credits
Filmography

Camera:
Pucked (2006) (second assistant camera)
... aka National Lampoon's Pucked (USA: complete title)
... aka National Lampoon's The Trouble with Frank (USA: complete title)
Camera and Electrical Department:
The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004) (film loader)
... aka Livre de Jérémie, Le (France)

Donald Hughes

A very experienced contractor Donald Hughes decided to become a filmmaker and enrolled in PCC’s FVPT program. He has successfully launched a production company and produced a series of videos to aid elementary and middle school students expand their knowledge of classical music. He also served as the director of photography on the comedy feature film "Coffee Therapy."

IMDB Credits
Filmography

Cinematographer:
Coffee Therapy (2006)

Art Department:
Pucked (2006) (carpenter)
... aka National Lampoon's Pucked (USA: complete title)
... aka National Lampoon's The Trouble with Frank (USA: complete title)

Isaac Hicks
With his heart set on directing, Isaac Hicks directed the very moving PCC class project “Uriel” in 2004. In the film work force he has carved out a niche for himself as a script supervisor.

“I've worn a lot of hats over the past few years, working as a freelance script supervisor, script consultant and working in the art department.”

Credits: Art Department • Director • Production • Script Supervision • Writing
2008: Clear Mind Productions; Raleigh, NC
Script Supervisor; “The Trail of Blood”
2007: Wake Drama/Zoning Media; Raleigh, NC
Production Assistant; “Still Life” (music video)
2007: Totality LLC; Winston-Salem, NC
Script Supervisor; “Lost Stallions: the Journey Home”
2007: Wake Drama/Zoning Media; Raleigh, NC
Script Supervisor, 1st Assistant Director; “Still Life” (feature film)
2006: New Daydream Films; Charlotte, NC
Property Master; “Grinder”
2005: Greene Pictures; Greensboro, NC
Script Supervisor; “Vader Figure”
2005: Good as a Mugg; Greensboro, NC
Script Supervisor; “Holland: Legend of the Redneck Samurai”
2005: I.G.B.A. Pictures; Durham, NC
Key Production Assistant; “Language Arts Media Project”
2005: I.G.B.A. Pictures; Durham, NC
Locations Manager, Sound Technician; “The Laundromat/Let’s Get it On”
2004: Writer, Director, Supervising Editor; “Uriel”

IMDB Credits
Filmography

Miscellaneous Crew:
Harmony Ranch (2008) (completed) (script supervisor)

Art Department:
Grinder (2008) (pre-production) (property master)

Pucked (2006) (art intern)
... aka National Lampoon's Pucked (USA: complete title)
... aka National Lampoon's The Trouble with Frank (USA: complete title)

Cory Dogett

Fast riser, Cory Dogett, after graduation in 2006 broke quickly into a career as a grip and dolly grip.

IMDB Credits
Filmography

Camera and Electrical Department:
Eyeborgs (2008) (dolly grip)
Children of the Hunt (2007) (best boy grip) (dolly grip)
From Bubba with Love (2007) (dolly grip)

The Key Man (2007) (completed) (dolly grip)
Fall Down Dead (2007) (dolly grip: second unit) (grip)
Butterflies (2006) (V) (key grip)
CPU (2006) (key grip)
Organized Art (2005) (grip)

Visual Effects:
Children of the Hunt (2007) (visual effects supervisor)
The Last Shift (2007) (visual effects)
Butterflies (2006) (V) (digital compositor)

Art Department:
"Nuestro barrio" (2006) TV Series (property master) (set dresser)
The Grave dancers (2006) (set dresser) (swing gang)

Writer:
Reunion (2006) (V) (story)

Sound Department:
CPU (2006) (boom operator)

Christie Aldridge
Christina Aldridge graduated from the PCC Film and Video program in December 2003. She has a resume with over 35 professional credits including: Set Decorator – “Nuestro Barrio” (CRA-NC, Spanish Telenovela 2005-present); Costume Supervisor – "Home of the Giants" (Feature 2005); Leadman – “The Grave dancers” (Feature 2005); Production Secretary/Set Costumer – “Pre- Approved” (Feature 2004).

Her main focus at this point is Art Department but she's worked in Production and on the Camera crew. “I just finished working on a feature in Winston Salem, NC entitled "The Key Man" starring Hugo Weaving, Brian Cox, Jack Davenport, and Judy Greer. It was a lot of fun, and my crew was the best crew I've ever worked with. Go A Team!”

Set Decorator:
Red Dirt Rising (2008)
Eyeborgs (2008)
From Bubba with Love (2007)
"NC Wanted" (2007) TV Series (unknown episodes, 2007)
"Nuestro barrio" (2006) TV Series

Art Department:
From Bubba with Love (2007) (set construction foreman)
The Key Man (2007) (completed) (lead man)
"NC Wanted" (2007) TV Series (assistant art director) (unknown episodes, 2007)
Fall Down Dead (2007) (set dresser)
The Grave dancers (2006) (leadman) (set-dresser)

Costume and Wardrobe Department:
Home of the Giants (2007) (completed) (costume supervisor)
Pucked (2006) (set costumer)
... aka National Lampoon's Pucked (USA: complete title)
... aka National Lampoon's The Trouble with Frank (USA: complete title)

Camera and Electrical Department:
"Home Delivery" (2004) TV Series (camera operator: "b" camera) (1 episode)
The Big White Wall (2002) (electrician)

Miscellaneous Crew:
Pucked (2006) (production secretary)
... aka National Lampoon's Pucked (USA: complete title)
... aka National Lampoon's The Trouble with Frank (USA: complete title)
Producer:
Organized Art (2005) (associate producer)
Production Manager:
Organized Art (2005) (unit production manager)
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
Massacre at Shelton Laurel (2004) (first assistant director)

William Stine

Graduate William Stine set his sights on the makeup and special effects departments while taking classes and achieved his goal of in those crafts. He has also had some acting roles.
Webpage:. www.nextcat.com/wstine

Special Effects:
The Trail (2008) (special effects)
Eyeborgs (2008) (special effects intern)

Heredity (2007) (special effects)
Among Brothers (2005) (special effects makeup)
Grinder
The Forever Dead

Actor:
The Marc Pease Experience (2008) ... Audience Member
Leatherheads (2007) .... Chicago Reporter
Pucked (2006) .... Hockey Fan
... aka National Lampoon's Pucked (USA: complete title)
... aka National Lampoon's The Trouble with Frank (USA: complete title)

Miscellaneous Crew:
Eyeborgs (2008) (mechanical effects)
The Key Man (2007) (completed) (location assistant)

The Grave dancers (2006) (intern)
Camera and Electrical Department:
The Key Man (2007) (completed) (grip) (uncredited)

The Big White Wall (2002) (grip)
Make-Up Department:
The Shrieking (2005) (makeup artist)
Massacre at Shelton Laurel (2004) (makeup artist)

Khang Mai
Khang Mai graduated from the PCC FVPT program in 2000. He has distinguished himself in several craft areas particularly in the camera department. He describes himself on his web site as: "An independent visual artist with works in film production, web design, graphic illustration and still photos." khangmai.com

The Bureau of … written and directed by Khang Mai, 2000
Cucalorus Film Festival program selection
North Carolina Visions program selection, UNC Center for Public Television

Camera and Electrical Department:
The Ballad of Ray Wilson (2006) (assistant camera)
Butterflies (2006) (V) (assistant camera)
Pucked (2006) (first assistant camera)
... aka National Lampoon's Pucked (USA: complete title)
... aka National Lampoon's The Trouble with Frank (USA: complete title)
The Pigs (2005) (assistant camera)

Hugh Bonner

While in the PCC FVPT program Hugh Boner identified production logistics as his area of interest. Since graduation he has specialized in the production department working as an assistant director and a location manager. He has also been involved in the development phase of several featrue film projects.

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director:
The Tillamook Treasure (2006) (assistant director: North Carolina)
Will to Power (2006) (second assistant director)
Miscellaneous Crew:
Pucked (2006) (location manager)
... aka National Lampoon's Pucked (USA: complete title)
... aka National Lampoon's The Trouble with Frank (USA: complete title)
The Grave dancers (2006) (location manager)

Shantell knew from the very first day that she wanted to work with the camera. She is an excellent camera assistant and has worked far more than her imdb credits indicate.

Graduates: If you would like to be included on this page, add to the credits listed here or have your contact information included email or call Michael Corbett at corbetm@piedmontcc.edu
336-388-0017 Ex 271.